• Europe endured record number of ‘extreme heat stress’ days in 2023

    New report warns people are increasingly at risk in a continent warming

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    Forecasters predict record number of hurricanes

    Weather forecasters at the University of Pennsylvania predicted a record hurricane season for 2024 on Thursday, a “hyperactive” season that could threaten the Gulf Coast.

  • Report: Europe experiences widespread flooding-heatwaves in 2023

    Shafaqna English- In 2023, Europe witnessed widespread flooding and heatwaves, the European State of the Climate report stated “Much of Europe was impacted by heatwaves during the extended summer, and both August and September also saw severe flood events,” , according to a report. The report was compiled by the

  • Record rain dumped across the desert nation of UAE

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates >> The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest airfield for international travel.

  • Number of vacant homes in Japan tops record 9 mil

    The number of vacant houses in Japan rose to a fresh record of 9 million in 2023, up 510,000 from the previous 2018 survey, with cases pushed up by the deaths of single elderly householders, government data showed Tuesday. The number as of Oct 1 represents 13.8 percent of all

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    Premier League goals record: Why so many goals in 2023-24?

    The goalscoring record for a 20-team Premier League season has already been broken and we're still in April - BBC Sport looks at the reasons why.

  • Kygo Announces World Tour Across North America and Europe

    SPECIAL GUESTS SOFI TUKKER, GRYFFIN, SAM FELDT, ZARA LARSSON, KLANGKARUSSELL, HAYLA, VICTORIA NADINE AND VANDELUX TO JOIN ON SELECT DATES NEW SINGLE, “FOR LIFE” FT. ZAK ABEL & NILE RODGERS OUT NOW LISTEN HERE Tickets Available Starting Tuesday, April 23 with Presales General Onsale Begins on Friday, April 26 at 10am Local at KygoTheAlbum.com Today,

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    Local youth turkey hunters bring in record number of birds

    ILLINOIS — Youth hunters harvested more turkeys in the most recent season than the previous harvest record set in 2020. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced a preliminary total of 2,006 birds harvested by youth turkey

  • ADL: Reported antisemitic incidents up 140% in 2023, shattering records

    (JNS) — In part due to the unleashing of Jew-hatred in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre, antisemitism in the United States spiked by a record 140%, according to figures released by the Anti-Defamation League on Tuesday. Nearly 9,000 incidents of assault, harassment and vandalism—including more than 5,000 in the post-Oct. 7 period—were reported […]

  • Japan to trial AI bear warning system after record number of attacks

    Six people have been killed and more than 200 injured in attacks by bears over the past yearJapan is to trial an AI bear-warning system after a record number of attacks on humans over the past year as the animals struggle to find their staple foods.A pilot system in Toyama prefecture, central Japan, will monitor live feeds from government, municipal and private security cameras to identify bears on the move in areas close to people, and send instant warnings to relevant local authorities, police...

  • French strike forces Ryanair to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe

    Ryanair urges European Commission to protect overflights and keep EU skies openRyanair has demanded that the EU reform its skies after the airline was forced to cancel more than 300 flights across Europe scheduled for Thursday because of a strike by French air traffic controllers.The cancellations come in spite of the withdrawal of strike action by one of the biggest unions, the SNCTA, which came too late to avoid disruption after France’s civil aviation authority asked airlines to cut flights....

  • Dutch Intelligence: At least 10 Jihadist attacks prevented in Europe in 2023

    The Dutch intelligence agency announced on Tuesday that Western intelligence services prevented at least 10 jihadist attacks across Europe last year. The agency stated that the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas has increased the risk of attacks. In its annual report, the agency declared without detailing, that random attacks on people, […]